Resultado da Busca
Isobel Lennart (May 18, 1915 – January 25, 1971) was an American screenwriter and playwright. She is best known for writing the book for the Broadway musical Funny Girl which premiered in 1964, although she also wrote scripts for successful Hollywood films featuring major stars, some of which received Oscar nominations.
- Screenwriter, playwright
- 2, including Sarah Harding
- May 18, 1915, New York City, U.S.
- January 25, 1971 (aged 55), Hemet, California, U.S.
Funny Girl is a musical with score by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and book by Isobel Lennart, that first opened on Broadway in 1964. The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of comedian and Broadway star Fanny Brice , featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein .
- The life of Fanny Brice
- Bob Merrill
Funny Girl is a 1968 American biographical-musical film directed by William Wyler and written by Isobel Lennart, adapted from her book for the stage musical of the same title. It is loosely based on the life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein .
- Jule Styne, Bob Merrill
- Ray Stark
- September 18, 1968
Funny Girl é uma peça de teatro musical com músicas de Jule Styne, letras de Bob Merrill e libreto assinado por Isobel Lennart, que estreou na Broadway em 1964.
21 de jun. de 2022 · Photo by LMPC via Getty Images. Before there was Beanie, or even Barbra, there was Isobel. Isobel Lennart was the unsung woman behind “Funny Girl.” She wrote the original story, the book for the Broadway musical and the screenplay for the film adaptation.
Logline. She fled a Jewish past only to rediscover it in her last and most famous work, Funny Girl. Now meet Isobel Lennart, the Hollywood screenwriter who forever changed the way audiences view Jews and women on the silver screen. Phase of Support: Production. Meg Moritz - Director, Producer.
Lennart, Isobel (1915–1971) American writer who wrote Funny Girl for Broadway and the screen. Born on May 18, 1915, in Brooklyn, New York; died in an automobile accident on January 25, 1971, in Hemet, California; married John Harding (an actor); children: one son, one daughter.
